Ongoing carbon measurement and accounting can be embedded into an organisation in a similar way to financial accounting, and can provide a number of benefits.
Carbon accounting can help identify where emissions are coming from within an organisation or supply chain. By understanding these sources, organisations can make targeted efforts to reduce their emissions in the most impactful areas.
If your organisation is required to comply with a particular Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) framework and/or Streamlined Energy Carbon Reporting (SECR), then you are required to report on your energy usage, GHG (Greenhouse Gas) emissions and an intensity metric.
You are also required to disclose the methodology used to calculate these metrics, and most importantly, any energy efficiency measures taken during the financial year being reported.
